"Meet" and "meat" sound the same
/The 'ea' Spelling Can Have a 'Long e' /i/ Pronunciation
Some English language learners don't realize how often the 'ea' spelling is pronounced as 'long e' /i/, but it is a common pronunciation. Do you know the other common 'long e' /i/ spellings?
Other homophones* with the same spelling pattern include:
- see/see
- deer/dear
- seem/seam
- steel/steal
- peek/peak
- week/weak
- flee/flea
- heel/heal
- need/knead
*Homophones are words that have different spellings, but the same pronunciation.